Russia Vaccine. Russian vaccine has yet to complete clinical trials but works 'effectively enough,' President Putin Russia's minister of health, Mikhail Murashko, has said the country will begin a mass vaccination. The speed at which Russia is moving to roll out its vaccine highlights its determination to win the global race for an.
WHO Urges Russia to Follow Guidelines on Virus Vaccine.
Russia intends to be the first in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine, in less than two weeks, CNN has learned.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. Speaking at a government meeting on Tuesday, Putin said that the vaccine has proven efficient Russia registers the world's first coronavirus vaccine, Putin says his daughter was given a shot. And despite concerns about its safety.